Search Web 2.0

The Online Educational Database presents a handy list of the Top 25 Web 2.0 Search Engines. You can use them to search audio and visual, social networks, Rich Internet Applications (RIA), and for mashups and tagging materials. Say what? This is the next line of Internet connectivity after you've started participating in resources like Flickr, Technorati, a blog with RSS, a wiki, and any of the other Web 2.0 activities I've blogged about. How can they help a writer? Try this one:

Omgili is a discussion-based engine. In addition to standard search results, a list of links to members is provided who have answered questions relating to a given search term. You can also ask a question, which another member might answer for you with relevant links.

About these special engines, the OEdb says, "Some offer functionality that's slowly making its way into traditional search engines. Others further the attempt to traverse the invisible Web and index other previously unsearchable research sources." Follow their links to learn about more specialized researching.

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